Windows printer problem

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"Flip" <juno.com@Flip271> wrote in message
news:lq6lh0ln8hqdqri24bhk2t4jlgc32ns9pp@4ax.com...
>I have win98 with an HPdeskjet printer installed. Windows print and
> Word or Notebook all say "No Printer found" when trying to print.
>
> Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
>
> Flip

Ensure printer is turned on and cable connected, ensure LPT and/or USB is
enabled in the BIOS, etc, ensure printer is installed and set as default.
--
Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?)

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:28:03 GMT, Flip <juno.com@Flip271> wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 01:31:59 GMT, "Cari"
><Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote:
>
>>"Flip" <juno.com@Flip271> wrote in message
>>news:lq6lh0ln8hqdqri24bhk2t4jlgc32ns9pp@4ax.com...
>>>I have win98 with an HPdeskjet printer installed. Windows print and
>>> Word or Notebook all say "No Printer found" when trying to print.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
>>>
>>> Flip
>>
>>Ensure printer is turned on and cable connected, ensure LPT and/or USB is
>>enabled in the BIOS, etc, ensure printer is installed and set as default.
>
> Deleted LPT and it was reinstalled. Parallel is enabled in the CMO
>and replaced cable before reinstalling everything.

I was going to say the same thing as the other guy - is it set as the
*default printer* in control panel?